JPH11184395A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device with superior mobility which makes it possible to attach and detach a display part and a stand part by single operation. SOLUTION: The stand part has a shaft 1 and a hollow part 1a provided nearby the tip of the shaft 1. The display part has a guide hole 6 into which the shaft 1 is inserted, a slide lock 2 abutting against the hollow part 1a, and a push button 4. The slide lock 2 is energized by a spring and when the shaft 1 is inserted into the guide hole 6, the slide lock 2 engages the hollow part 1a, so that the display can be mounted on the stand by single operation. The slide lock 2 is unlock by pressing the push button 4 and then the display part can be detached only by being lifted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, personal computers have been remarkably developed, and one personal computer has been used in offices. However,
Conventional desktop computers are large and occupy the majority of desks, hindering general office work.

Therefore, only the display of a desktop computer is replaced with a conventional CRT display,
The use of liquid crystal displays was being done. The liquid crystal display has a screen size of the conventional size but a short depth, and saves a fraction of the space as compared with the conventional CRT display.

Normally, as shown in FIG. 6, a liquid crystal display device can be divided into a stand portion and a display portion, and the stand portion can be replaced according to a living and office environment. A commonly used stand is a type that is placed on a desk, but in order to further save space and improve usability, there are ones that are fixed by being sandwiched between desks and those that are mounted on a wall.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a conventional coupling method in a stand type liquid crystal display device placed on a desk.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 50 denotes a display unit, 51 denotes a liquid crystal panel, 52 denotes a rear housing for accommodating a control unit of the liquid crystal panel unit 51 provided on the back of the liquid crystal panel 51, 53 denotes a stand unit, and 54 denotes a base unit. , 55 is a shaft, and 56 is a mounting portion of the shaft 55.

A hole 6 provided in the rear housing 52 with the shaft 55
3 (shown in FIG. 7), and the bottom of the rear housing 52 is placed on the upper surface of the shaft mounting portion 56. Then, the tip of the screw 57 is pressed against the recess 58 provided in the middle of the shaft 55, and And the stand 53 were fixed.

The stand section shown in FIG. 7 is of a wall-mounted type, to which a display section 50 shown in FIG. 6 can be attached. 7 is a shaft mounting portion 60 fixed to the wall 59 with screws 61. The shaft 62 fixed to the shaft mounting portion 60 is inserted into a hole 63 provided in the display unit 50, and fixed with screws 64. I was

[0009]

In the conventional method of connecting the stand and the display unit, every time the display unit is moved to a different type of stand, screws must be tightened from the back, which is troublesome. In addition, when the display unit is mounted on the wall stand as shown in FIG. 7, since the space between the wall 59 and the display unit 50 is narrow, it is difficult to tighten the screw 64 from the rear surface and fix the shaft 62 and the hole 63. .

Therefore, in the conventional display device, for the user who needs to frequently change the combination of the display unit and the stand unit according to the living environment and the office environment, replacing the stand unit is troublesome and inconvenient. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and enables the display unit and the stand unit to be attached and detached with one touch, so that the display mounting stand can be easily exchanged according to living and office environments. is there.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a display device according to the present invention comprises a stand shaft provided with a constriction near a distal end thereof, and a slide shaft urged by a spring to be slidable in a connection frame of the display unit. And a simple coupling member.

With this configuration, the display unit and the stand unit can be attached and detached with one touch, and can be easily attached to and detached from a wall-mount type stand which has been difficult with the conventional method.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a display device comprising a display unit having a connecting frame and a stand unit having a shaft, wherein the display unit and the shaft unit are detachable. A slide lock receiving portion for receiving a slide lock having a slide portion and a protrusion slidably urged in one direction by a spring; and a slide lock receiving portion for slidingly contacting the slide lock. A push button housing for housing the push button;
A display device having a shaft guide hole for guiding a shaft, wherein the shaft has a concave portion that comes into contact with the protrusion of the slide lock. Has the effect of becoming

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the push button is disposed so as to straddle the rear portion and the side portion of the display housing. With this configuration, the mounting and dismounting of the display unit and the stand unit can be easily performed only by the front operation, even when the mounting and dismounting work space on the back surface is small.

A third aspect of the present invention is the invention according to the first or second aspect, wherein a vertical cross section of the contact portion on the upper surface of the projection and the recess is formed by a slide lock. The display device is characterized in that it is a straight line parallel to the sliding surface of the display device.This configuration makes it easy to incorporate the display unit into the stand unit, and has the effect that the display unit does not fall off even if the whole is turned upside down. Have.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a vertical section of a connecting portion between a display unit and a stand unit of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a principal part enlarged view shown.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a shaft of a stand portion, 1a denotes a spherical recess provided near the tip of the shaft 1, 1b denotes a spherical projection on the head of the shaft 1, 2 denotes a slide lock, and 2a denotes a spherical shape. The projection 3 is a spring, 4 is a push button, 5 is a coupling frame, 6 is a guide hole of the shaft 1, and 7 is a slide lock chamber. The shaft 1 is fixed to a stand (not shown). The coupling frame 5 is provided on a part of the rear housing of the main body of the liquid crystal display device (not shown). The slide lock 2 is housed in a slide lock chamber 7, and is urged by a spring 3 from the rear to abut a projection 8 of the slide lock chamber 7. The slide lock 2 is slidable according to the guidance of the slide lock chamber 7, and slides rearward by pushing the spherical projection 2a on the front surface. The push button 4 is housed in the push button chamber 9, and the rear part is in contact with the slide lock 2 and the front part is in contact with the projection 10 of the push button chamber 9. The push button 4 is slidable according to the guidance of the push button chamber 9, and the slide lock 2 can be pushed by pushing the push button 4. If you stop pressing the push button 4 and release your hand, the slide lock 2 and the push button 4
To return to their respective contact positions. The coupling frame 5 is provided with a downwardly penetrating guide hole 6 having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shaft 1, and the shaft 1 is guided so that the spherical protrusion 2 a bites into the space above the guide hole 6. ing.

When the shaft 1 fixed to the stand is inserted into the guide hole 6 and the display is lowered, the spherical projection 2a of the slide lock 2 and the spherical projection 1b of the head of the shaft 1 first come into contact with each other. The slide lock 2 is pushed backward. The slide lock 2 stops at a position where the spherical projection 2a and the spherical recess 1a are in contact with each other, and the display unit is stably attached to the stand unit.

When the display unit is to be removed from the stand unit, the push button 4 is pushed in, the spherical projection 2a is separated from the spherical recess 1a, and then the display unit can be easily removed by pulling up.

As described above, in the display device of the present invention, the display unit and the stand unit can be easily attached to and detached from each other. In a normal use mode, the urging force of the spring 3 causes the spherical projection 2a and the spherical recess 1a to be in contact with each other. Because the connection is secured, it does not rattle or come off.

It is usually preferable to provide two connecting portions 5 on the left and right sides on the rear side of the liquid crystal display device.

When the slide lock 2 is in contact with the slide lock chamber projection 8 at the time of connection, the spherical recess 1 a
It may be in contact with either.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a projection of a slide lock and a recess of a shaft.

In FIG. 3, the head 11 of the shaft 10 has a spherical projection and a cylindrical surface 12 connected to the spherical projection.
The upper surface 14 of 3 has a horizontal plane, the intermediate portion 15 has a cylindrical surface, and the lower surface 16 has a conical surface. The upper surface 19 of the tip projection 18 of the slide lock 17 is a horizontal plane, the intermediate part 20 is a cylindrical surface or a plane, and the lower surface 21 is a conical surface or a plane having a slope. The joint of the second embodiment is
The slide lock 17, the shaft 10, and other components identical to those of the first embodiment are formed.

When the shaft 10 is inserted into the guide hole of the coupling portion, the lower surface 21 of the slide lock first comes into contact with the spherical projection 11 of the head of the shaft, and the projection 11 pushes the lower surface 21. Move left. Next, the slide lock intermediate portion 20 comes into contact with the cylindrical surface 12 of the shaft 10, and the slide lock 17 stops moving leftward. Finally, slide lock upper surface 1
When the upper surface 14 of the concave portion 13 comes into contact with the upper surface 9, the slide lock 17 is pushed by the back spring 3 and immediately returns to the original position, and the display unit and the stand unit are locked.

As described above, in the display device according to the second embodiment, the shape of the slide lock 17 and the shaft 10 is devised, so that the liquid crystal display main body can be easily incorporated into the stand portion, and the whole can be turned upside down. It has the effect that the liquid crystal display body does not fall.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 4 is a projection view of the liquid crystal display main body 22 as viewed from the back, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged horizontal cross-sectional view of the coupling portion.

In the display device according to the third embodiment, the push buttons 24 are arranged at the corners of the rear housing 23 on the rear of the liquid crystal display main body 22 for accommodating the display control section. The coupling frame 25 shown in FIG. 5 has the same structure as the first and second embodiments except that the coupling frame 25 of FIG. 2 is rotated 45 degrees.

With the above configuration, when there is little space on the back side such as a wall-mounted stand, it is easy to operate the push button 24 on the back side from the front side of the display device 22, so that the liquid crystal display main body is separated from the stand portion. It is easy to do.

The connection frame of the present invention may be constituted by a part of the housing of the display device, or may be a separate part attached to the housing.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, the mounting and dismounting of the display unit and the stand unit can be performed with a single touch. Can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a configuration of a coupling member in a coupling frame of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing a configuration of a connecting member in a connecting frame of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a vertical cross section of a slide lock and a shaft in a connection frame of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view showing a configuration of a connecting member inside the connecting frame according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a method of connecting a stand unit and a display unit in a conventional display device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a method of connecting a stand unit and a display unit in a conventional display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shaft 1a Spherical recess 2 Slide lock 2a Spherical protrusion 3 Spring 4 Push button 5 Connection frame

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display device comprising a display section having a connection frame and a stand section having a shaft, wherein the display section and the shaft section are detachably mountable, wherein the connection frame is attached in one direction by a spring. A slide lock accommodating portion for accommodating a slide lock having a biased slidable slide portion and a projection, a push button accommodating portion for accommodating a slidable push button in contact with the slide lock, and guiding a shaft. And a shaft guide hole for the slide lock, wherein the shaft has a concave portion that comes into contact with the protrusion of the slide lock. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the push button is disposed so as to straddle a rear portion and a side portion of the display housing. 3. The slide lock according to claim 1, wherein a vertical cross section of the contact portion on the upper surface of the projection and the recess is a straight line parallel to the slide surface of the slide lock. Display device.